Car-brake.



W. E. KESEL, Jn, GAR BRAKE.

Y APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 27, 1913. il mmm Ap?. mlm.

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. GAR BRAKE.

APPLIUATION TILED JUNE 2v, 1913. v @Qflwg Patented Apr.14,194

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end of this lever is connected with the brake the caibody and swiveltruck1 of brake head e2 on the corresponding side of another. heads forthe wheels onone side of the wheel, by means of a link 43. ln a similar.manner the lever 37 has its upper end con- 5 faceted with thebrake'head 4.4 and itsA loiver and connected with a brake head 45 on thecorrespondinel side of another wheel by means of a link 46. Thearrangement of the i i l I parts on the oppositesideof the truck isl 1';o similar Ato that just described and therefore a detail description ofthe sameis omitted" l'n the operation of this brake mechanism the motionis transmitted from the leverto the lever 18, through the linklf), andtoequalizing lever 37 by means of the link d0.. lfhe movement of the link4.0 applies the brake head 44C and then the point of connection withthis brake acts as a ulcrum and canses the balance of the movement ofthe Qc lever 37 to he transmitted to the brake head and applies thesame. The upper end of the dead lever 18 being connected with` the deadlever anchor rod 28 all of the motion transmitted to it by the link 19will be transmitted through the link Ll() to the equalizing lever andapply the brake heads l1 and 42.

lt will thus be seen that I have provided a very simple mechanism forapplying brakes on opposite sides ol' the same Wheel and while l haveillustrated a four-Wheel truck it will be obvious that by the use ofcqualiainn: levers similar to the lever 36' in connection with either ofthe brakes d2 or 45' it would be possible t0 utilize this system on atruck having six or more Wheels.

llhile l have shown the mechanism attached to the brake heads, it willbe understood that the same eiliect would be produced by connecting the.parts with the usual brake beams 4:7 and therefore l use the term brakehead in the claims in a generic sense and intend to include the brakebeams as Well as the brake heads.

l have illustrated'more or less diagrammatically the principles of myinvention and l am aware that various changes can be made in the detailsof construction7 within the .scorn-olx the claims, and therefore l donotl Wish to be limited to the details shown and described.

Having described my invention what I claim and desire to secure byLetters-Patent is,

l. ln car brake, the combination with the car body and swivel trucln' ofbrake heads for the Wheels on' one side of the truck, substantiallyvertical levers connected 'with the brake heads, an equalizing linkconnected with each of said levers, a link connected with one of saidvertical levers and with. the car body ata point adjacent the transversecenterfline through the truck pivot, and actuating.means connected, Withone ezt said vertical levers.

in acar brali'ethe combination with `With the car. body at a pointadjacent the transverse center linev through the truck pivot7 andactuating means connected With one of said levers. i

3. In acar brake, the combination with' .the car body and swivel truck,of brake heads for the wheels on opposite sides of the truck,substantially vertical lev rs connected with the brake heads, equalizinglinks on opposite sides of the truck and, connected with said levers.links connected with one of the said vertical levers on each sidero thetruck and with the car body adjacent the transverse centerline throughthe truck 35 pivot, and on opposite sides of the latter, a transverseeql'ializingglever` means `connecting said equalizing lever with one ofthe said vertical levers on -each side of the truck, and means carriedby the car body for actuating said equalizing lever.

4. In a car brake, the combination with the car body and swivel truck,lof brake heads for the Wheels on opposite sides of the truck, leversconnected with said brake heads, means connecting the saidlevers on eachside of the truck and adapted to effect the simultaneous actuation ofthe brake heads, links, arranged on opposite sides of the truck7 andeach having one end connect' ed With a separate one of said levers,means connecting the opposite' ends Vof said links With'tlie car -bodyat points adjacent the transverse center line through the truck pivot,land actuating means connectedwitli certain of said levers on oppositesides of the truck.` j j.

5. In a car brake, the combination with the car body and swivel truck,of brake heads for Wheels on opposite sides' of the truck, levers foractuating;` said brake heads, means connecting certain of said levers onopposite sides of the truck with points von the car body substantiallyon the transverse center line through the truck pivot,and ac- 115tuating meahs connected with levers on opposite sides of the truck.

6. ln a car brake, the combination with the car body and swivel truck`of brake heads for Wheels on one side of the truck, levers connectedWith said brake heads for actuating the same, means connectingr one of'los sstantially on the transverse center line through the truck pivot.land actuating means connected with one of said levers.

7. In a car brake, the combination with a plurality ofwheels'on the sameside of the car, of brake heads on corres ending sides of said wheels,ancqlmliaing ever conne/ctle@ lever connected with seid second lever'end- WheelsJ other levers connected With seid.

ed with seid broke-heads, e second lever con nested with said equelizinglever, end e deed with the car body substantially on the trensversecenter line through the truck pivot.

8. ln a eer broke, the eombinetionfwith a,

plorelity of wheels on the side ofthek eer, of 'brake heads onoorrespondin sldes.

o1? seid wheels, en equelizing lever :wing one end thereof connectedv*with one of the 'brake heads, a linh extending elongside oi one of thewheels end connecting the other end of seid lever with another of thebroke heads, e second lever connected with seid equalising lever etenintermediete point thereon, end e deed lever connected with 4.seidsecond lever end with the -esr body oo uelizingA levers. a linkconnecting seid other levers together, and a deed lever oonnected withone of said other levers and with the cer body substantially on thetrans- 'verse 'center line through the truck pvot,

i0. ln e eer brake, the combination with roeden a plurality of wheels onthe saine side of the car, of brake heads on opposite sides of each ofseid Wheels, equalizing levers,'means connecting the opposite ends ofeach equalizing lever with brake heads on corresponding "sides ofdiilerent wheels, other levers conneoted with said eqnalizing levers,equalizing means connected with said other levers, actuating' meansconnected with one of said other levers for actuating all of the brakeheads simultaneously, and e deed lever oonnected with Seid second leveran'd with the ear body substantially on the transverse center linethrough the truck pvot. y

` `11. In a car'biake, the combination with lthe cer body and swiveltruck, of brake members for Wheels on opposite sides of the truck, deadlevers connected with some of seid brake members and with the car bodyet points substantially on the transverse center line through the truckpivot, live levers onopfposite sides of the truck, en equalizing leverconnected with the h ve levers, and ectuetmg means connected wlth theequallzing lever.

Witnessesr CEAS, E. Denon, B. C. MoCoRmoK. i

in testimony;r whereof efiixmy signature

